Tuesday, September 4, 2012

The Slut Has a Sister

We were down on the Outer Banks of North Carolina for the Labor Day Holiday weekend. Fellow TriStacey triathlete Brian Lambert joined us for an offshore fishing trip planned for the Sunday, so we decided to put in a long ride on Saturday morning.

Because of typically heavy "changeover day" traffic on Saturdays and the narrowness of the shoulder on the Oregon Inlet Bridge, we got up early and drove our bikes to the parking lot on the south side of Oregon Inlet to start our ride.

This was the first time for me to see Brian's new bike - a Cannondale Slice very similar to "The Slut" - she has a sister! I like to think that we got some admiring looks as we headed south on Route 12 - "look! those guys must be team mates of Peter Sagan and Ivan Basso"..... OK, maybe not, but I do sometimes find my mind "playing in the self amusement park" when I ride.

We made the 75 mile round trip down to Hatteras Lighthouse and back. Slight headwind on the way south, but it could have been a lot worse. As usual, it was a relentless slog along the flat and largely dead straight road.

Brian showing us his aero position

Here are The Slut and her sister plus a few photos to prove that we got there....

The Slut (left) and Brian;s new Slice

Brian looking "too cool for school" as usual....

.......and me rying to keep up and failing miserably!

It was a great ride, but I was ultimately very happy to be finished - the last few miles seemed to take an eternity. Of course, compared to Brian who bombed the return leg at north of 22 mph, they did! :-)

All-in-all a nice morning. Now all that remains is to come up with a suitable blog nickname for Brian - all suggestions will be considered. "The Kid", "Frat Boy" and "Headband" are the current suggestions!